Criminal said much to show ability to acquire gold (5,5)
I believe the answer is:
midas touch
'ability to acquire gold' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'criminal said much to' is the wordplay.
'criminal' indicates an anagram.
'said'+'much'+'to'='saidmuchto'
'saidmuchto' is an anagram of 'MIDAS TOUCH'.
'show' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for midas touch that I've seen before include "Financial aptitude" , "financial talent" , "Lucrative ability" .)